Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hesketh Crescent area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 1017th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hesketh Crescent (B23 7EG) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Gravelly Hill average (157.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hesketh Crescent (B23 7EG), the main crime hotspot is near Marlow Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Gravelly Hill

Crime Over Time in Hesketh Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hidson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birchdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bleak Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knightwick Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsh Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Marsh Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlow Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑